A pair of WSJ chairs on the rising number of 100-years-plus Americans (climbing steadily from 50k to 65k over the decade) and the number of 110-plus people in 13 Old Core countries (78 hardy souls!).
Accompanying story on how scientists study “the supercentenarians,” which sounds like “a Quinn Martin production”!
“Supercentenarians—away!” Our hero exclaims, before falling out of his wheelchair.
One super-psyched scientist called them “the crème de la crème”—a bit too graphic for me. I don’t want to know what things may be oozing out at that age.